27 charge nurse jobs found in Madera, CA

Madera, California, 93636 About Us: The Pediatric General Medical Unit, known as Discovery, is an acute care unit dedicated to exceptional care for patients with various medical conditions. Our team specializes in diagnosing and treating issues such as sepsis, hyperbilirubinemia, seizures, rash or fever of unknown origin, generalized muscle weakness, cellulitis, abscess, ingestion, gastroenteritis, irritable bowel syndrome, short gut syndrome, and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). In winter, we focus on respiratory patients, providing expert care for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and pneumonia. A key emphasis for Discovery staff is patient and family education, starting at admission and continuing until discharge. Our nurses pride themselves on informative sessions covering essential topics like understanding diagnoses, proper medication administration, NJ feeds, GT care and feeding, as well as PPN and IL administration through a central...

Madera, California, 93636 About Us: The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Valley Children’s Hospital is Central California’s only Regional Level IV NICU - the highest level of medical care available for premature and critically ill newborns. With a focus on family-centered care, our patients have access to a full range of pediatric and surgical specialists that treat potentially life-threatening illnesses due to extreme prematurity, congenital defects, injury, chronic illnesses and more. Our NICU patient ratios are 1:1 or 2:1 in the ICU and 1:3 in Intermediate Care. Collectively, our NICUs provide specialized care for more than 1,400 fragile babies and nearly 25,000 patient days a year. Our team supports a network of NICUs throughout Central California, providing services for Madera County, Merced County, Fresno County, Kings County and Tulare County. Our level II and level III satellite NICUs (Fresno, Merced & Hanford) are...

Madera, California, 93636 Job Summary: The Clinical Nurse Specialist is an advanced practice nurse who functions in the role of expert clinician, educator, leader, consultant and researcher. In collaboration with the healthcare team, the CNS monitors the clinical care of patients and provides clinical support to improve patient care and outcomes. With in-depth knowledge and skills, advanced judgment and clinical experience in a nursing specialty, the CNS sphere of influence includes the care of the patient/family, practice of nursing and providing solutions for complex systems and processes. The CNS serves as a role model, patient advocate, charge agent, and leader to enhance patient care. This position practices within the scope of the California Nursing Practices Act and in accordance with Valley Children's policies. Qualifications: Education Masters Degree Nursing with expertise in clinical nursing specialty (required) Licenses...

Madera, California, 93636 Job Summary: The Nurse Practitioner is an Advanced Practice Practitioner who is accountable for a "defined" patient population. Functions in the roles of expert practitioner, consultant, educator, patient advocate, care coordinator and researcher within a specialized area of practice. Possesses and exhibits a high degree of knowledge, skill and competence in the provision of health care directly to the patient, family or community, or indirectly through guidance of care by other professional personnel. Provision of patient care is conducted and performed utilizing the medical model within the scope of licensure and in accordance with applicable law, regulations, and in accordance with VCH policies. Some positions will be responsible for being on call according to a predetermined schedule or as needed, pursuant to hospital needs. Upon acceptance of an offer of employment and prior to providing patient care, candidate...

Madera, California, 93636 Job Summary: The Registered Nurse (RN) is accountable for providing competent nursing care. Responsible for coordination of the patient's plan of care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing interventions that lead to established outcomes. This position practices under the direction of the designated nurse executive, within the scope of the Nursing Practice Act, and in accordance with Valley Children's Hospital policies. Qualifications: Education Program Accredited nursing program (required) College Degree - 4 year Nursing (preferred) Licenses and Certifications RN - Registered Nurse License - CA-BRN - California Board of Registered Nursing (required) BLS - Basic Life Support - AHA - American Heart Association within 30 days of hire or transfer into position (required) NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Program - AHA - American Heart Association within six (6)...

Madera, California, 93636 About Us: The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Valley Children’s Hospital is a highly specialized and crucial component of a larger healthcare facility. With 42 beds, it is designed to provide care for patients with high acuity needs. As part of a level 2 trauma center, our PICU is well-equipped to handle a wide range of medical and traumatic emergencies. The patient population of our PICU is diverse, reflecting the complex nature of cases we manage. Approximately 30% of patients are cardiac patients, requiring specialized care for repair of congenital heart defects. Another 30% of patients fall under the category of neuroscience, necessitating expertise in treating neurological disorders and injuries. The remaining 40% of patients are acutely ill with a wide variety of disorders. Our excellent outcomes indicate that the PICU at Valley Children’s is skilled in providing quality care for the sickest of the sick....

Madera, California, 93636 Job Summary: The Nurse Practitioner is an Advanced Practice Practitioner who is accountable for a "defined" patient population. Functions in the roles of expert practitioner, consultant, educator, patient advocate, care coordinator and researcher within a specialized area of practice. Possesses and exhibits a high degree of knowledge, skill and competence in the provision of health care directly to the patient, family or community, or indirectly through guidance of care by other professional personnel. Provision of patient care is conducted and performed utilizing the medical model within the scope of licensure and in accordance with applicable law, regulations, and in accordance with VCH policies. Some positions will be responsible for being on call according to a predetermined schedule or as needed, pursuant to hospital needs. Upon acceptance of an offer of employment and prior to providing patient care, candidate...

Madera, California, 93636 About Us: The pediatric inpatient post-surgical unit, also known as Explorer, is a dynamic and fast-paced, 35-bed unit, specializing in post-surgical care for patients across various specialties including orthopedics, general surgery, cardiac, and neurology. With centralized monitoring, our dedicated staff ensures high-quality care for every patient, offering an excellent opportunity for nurses to acquire diverse skills due to the rapid turnover and patient variety. The unit also plays a crucial role in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU), with 12 beds – 6 for seizure monitoring and 6 for surgical overflow cases. Our EMU rooms are equipped with specialty equipment to monitor and visualize seizure activity, leading to improved treatment and better patient outcomes. Explorer takes pride in our team-focused culture, celebrated by receiving the 2021 Team Excellence award for delivering top-notch care. Thirty percent of...

Madera, California, 93636 About Us: Our Pediatric Oncology Clinic is one of the leading pediatric cancer facilities on the West Coast, offers specialized services for a wide range of cancer diagnoses. As the sole provider of pediatric oncology services between Los Angeles and the Bay Area, we see approximately 40 outpatient visits daily and bring a wealth of experience and expertise to each patient we treat. Our Cancer and Blood Disorders Center consistently ranks in the top 5 to 8 percent globally in patient enrollments for the Children’s Oncology Group (COG), the world’s largest organization focused on childhood and adolescent cancer research. Our dedicated team conducts a wide range of treatments, from chemotherapy and immune suppressant medication to laser therapy, blood transfusions, bone marrow aspiration and biopsies, lumbar punctures, chemotherapy administration in the cerebrospinal fluid, and radiation. Our outpatient...

Madera, California, 93636 About Us: Valley Children’s Pediatric Emergency Department (ED) is a licensed 38-bed unit and designated Level II Pediatric Trauma Center. Our Trauma designation allows us to receive critically injured patients directly from the scene and leverage our unique resources to support caring for injured pediatric patients. We have a specially trained, multidisciplinary team to support the care of 90,000 pediatric patients that cross our threshold annually. The ED is a fast-paced environment that requires teamwork, clear communication, and healthy collaboration to support safe, timely, efficient, equitable patient and family centered care. There is a variety of advancement and professional growth opportunities in the ED. These range from, but are not limited to, Mobile Intensive Care Nurses, a role in which supports our pre-hospital personnel with direction and coordination around receiving ambulance patients, to triage...

Madera, California, 93636 About Us: The Perioperative Department (Periop) at Valley Children’s Healthcare (VCH) is a robust division, incorporating many procedural areas and their associated support services. Periop supports every service line within a healthcare system providing care to patients within the Central Valley and its surrounding areas, collaborating with outlying facilities to accomplish the mission of the organization to provide the best care to our patients, always. Phase I recovery begins immediately following the end of the surgical procedure. In most instances, the patient comes to the department still asleep, fully medicated and sometimes still intubated. The team oversees the patient's immediate recovery phase. The unit is busy and often loud when our babies and children are awakening. It is a fast-paced environment with an objective of safely caring for and moving the awake patient to their next phase of care. The...

Madera, California, 93636 About Us: The Pediatric Inpatient Oncology Unit, also known as Craycroft, specializes in oncology, hematology, rheumatology, renal, diabetic, and endocrine disorders. With 35 beds, Craycroft is uniquely designed to meet the needs of patients requiring isolation or those with mobility challenges. The unit features private rooms, each with a high-efficiency filter system to protect patients with weakened immune systems, and accommodations for overnight family stays. Our dedicated team of healthcare professionals, blending medical expertise, cutting-edge technologies, and empathy, is committed to providing comprehensive, supportive, and compassionate care to guide patients and families through their journey with the utmost care and understanding. Job Summary: Under the direction and in collaboration with the department leadership, this position serves as a consultant in the care of patients and is accountable for...

Madera, California, 93636 About Us: Our Pediatric Oncology Clinic is one of the leading pediatric cancer facilities on the West Coast, offers specialized services for a wide range of cancer diagnoses. As the sole provider of pediatric oncology services between Los Angeles and the Bay Area, we see approximately 40 outpatient visits daily and bring a wealth of experience and expertise to each patient we treat. Our Cancer and Blood Disorders Center consistently ranks in the top 5 to 8 percent globally in patient enrollments for the Children’s Oncology Group (COG), the world’s largest organization focused on childhood and adolescent cancer research. Our dedicated team conducts a wide range of treatments, from chemotherapy and immune suppressant medication to laser therapy, blood transfusions, bone marrow aspiration and biopsies, lumbar punctures, chemotherapy administration in the cerebrospinal fluid, and radiation. Our outpatient...

Madera, California, 93636 Job Summary: The Utilization Management Nurse supports the case management department by providing a variety of utilization management functions including but not limited to daily screening of patient admission relative to specified criteria, active involvement in denial management, acting as a resource to staff regarding clinical criteria, communication with payors to address concerns and other duties as assigned. The Utilization Management Nurse will work collaboratively with the Utilization Nurse Program Coordinator to ensure compliance with regulatory, organizational and department requirements. The Utilization Review Nurse will receive direction from the Utilization Review Program Coordinator for daily and long term tasks and projects. Qualifications: Education Associates Degree Nursing (required) Bachelors Degree Nursing or related field (preferred) Licenses and Certifications RN - Registered...

Madera, California, 93636 About Us: Valley Children's Willson Heart Center delivers top-tier pediatric cardiac care in Central California within a family-centered setting. Our pediatric cardiologists employ advanced technology for heart disease and defects, covering congenital and acquired cardiovascular conditions. The Cardiothoracic Surgery Program, staffed by surgeons from Stanford University School of Medicine, is part of one of North America's largest pediatric cardiothoracic surgical heart programs. Comprehensive cardiovascular care at The Willson Heart Center encompasses congenital heart disease and various defects. Our pediatric cardiology team tailors personalized treatment plans for a wide range of heart conditions, from common to rare and complex cases. The professional team ensures continuous care throughout a child's journey. Collaborating with pediatric cardiologists, we provide board-certified,...

Madera, California, 93636 Job Summary: The Wound & Ostomy Specialist is a nurse who provides clinical leadership and functions in the role of expert clinician, educator, and consultant. This position is accountable for managing the needs of patient with complex needs related to skin, wound and ostomy care; delivering patient care at an expert level; demonstrating leadership skills and serving as an expert resource and consultant. This position provides education to the patient/family and members of the healthcare team. This position provides organizational clinical leadership in the prevention of skin breakdown. Monitors quality outcomes and enhances care practice through evidence-based policies and procedures, research, and implementation of new techniques, equipment, products and processes for safe, cost-effective, quality care for the prevention of skin breakdown and provision of care for the patient with skin, wound, and ostomy needs....

Madera, California, 93636 Job Summary: Case finds, accessions, and abstracts for multiple registries including the California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative (CPQCC), ImproveCareNow (ICN), and Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium (PC4). Abstracts specific data elements from within the medical record and enters or validates data into the various Valley Children's Healthcare comparative database systems and registries for both internal and external administrative and clinical statistical reporting. Qualifications: Education High School Diploma/G.E.D. (required) College Degree - 2 year Health Information Management (required) Licenses and Certifications RHIT - Reg Health Information Tech (required) Or RHIA - Reg Health Information Admin (required) RN - Reg Nurse (preferred) Work Experience Minimum one (1) year Related or appropriately relevant experience (required) To perform this job successfully, an...

Madera, California, 93636 Job Summary: The Nurse Practitioner is an Advanced Practice Practitioner who is accountable for a "defined" patient population. Functions in the roles of expert practitioner, consultant, educator, patient advocate, care coordinator and researcher within a specialized area of practice. Possesses and exhibits a high degree of knowledge, skill and competence in the provision of health care directly to the patient, family or community, or indirectly through guidance of care by other professional personnel. Provision of patient care is conducted and performed utilizing the medical model within the scope of licensure and in accordance with applicable law, regulations, and in accordance with VCH policies. Some positions will be responsible for being on call according to a predetermined schedule or as needed, pursuant to hospital needs. Upon acceptance of an offer of employment and prior to providing patient care, candidate...

Madera, California, 93636 Job Summary: The Nurse Practitioner is an Advanced Practice Practitioner who is accountable for a "defined" patient population. Functions in the roles of expert practitioner, consultant, educator, patient advocate, care coordinator and researcher within a specialized area of practice. Possesses and exhibits a high degree of knowledge, skill and competence in the provision of health care directly to the patient, family or community, or indirectly through guidance of care by other professional personnel. Provision of patient care is conducted and performed utilizing the medical model within the scope of licensure and in accordance with applicable law, regulations, and in accordance with VCH policies. Some positions will be responsible for being on call according to a predetermined schedule or as needed, pursuant to hospital needs. Upon acceptance of an offer of employment and prior to providing patient care, candidate...

Madera, California, 93636 About Us: Maternal-fetal medicine specialists are highly trained in complex pregnancies. Our physicians treat moms with health conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, advanced maternal age, seizure disorders, bleeding, early labor or other health complications. We provide care for unborn babies that may have a birth defect and can identify 80-90 percent of babies who will need early neonatal intervention. Valley Children’s is committed to providing all the care a mother and baby need right here in the Central Valley. With a broad spectrum of board-certified physicians and subspecialists, Valley Children’s Maternal Fetal Center brings a variety of experts on maternal-fetal medicine together in one place. Job Summary: The RN Navigator is a specialty nurse who functions in the role of expert clinician, educator, consultant and coordinator of care. In collaboration with the Providers, Nurses and the...

Madera, California, 93636 Job Summary: Reporting to the Vice President, Medical Group and Ancillary Operations, this position is accountable to oversee the execution of strategic and operational elements of advanced and specialty nursing practices across the Ambulatory division. In collaboration with Valley Children's Healthcare CNO and Nursing support services, the Incumbent's accountabilities include the development and maintenance of nursing policies and Standard Operating Procedures, participation in developing and monitoring Ambulatory nursing onboarding and continuing education, clinical evaluation of all Ambulatory nursing staff, and ensuring ongoing compliance with all nursing standards including the Magnet program. Additionally, working in a dyad relationship with medical leadership, this position has operational responsibility for all services within his/her jurisdiction as determined by the Vice President, Medical Group and Ancillary...

Madera, California, 93636 About Us: Clinical Informatics oversees training and workflow development for the Epic electronic health record. This includes providing training and support for new employees as well as ongoing support for all Epic users. Instructional Designers are experienced educational training professionals who know how to apply adult learning behavior theory and put it into practice with in-depth understanding of the professional field. They work with subject matter experts to learn workflows and apply instructional design methodology to the development of training materials for Epic system upgrades and optimizations. Clinical Informaticists apply their clinical training and experience to evaluate and improve workflows for clinical users of Epic. This includes proposing and overseeing system optimizations, collaborating with system analysts, and working with Instructional Designers on the development of...

Madera, California, 93636 Job Summary: The Registered Nurse (RN) is accountable for providing competent nursing care. Responsible for coordination of the patient's plan of care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing interventions that lead to established outcomes. This position practices under the direction of the designated nurse executive, within the scope of the Nursing Practice Act, and in accordance with Valley Children's Hospital policies. Qualifications: Education Program Accredited nursing program (required) Bachelors Degree Nursing (preferred) Licenses and Certifications RN - Registered Nurse License - CA-BRN - California Board of Registered Nursing (required) BLS - Basic Life Support - AHA - American Heart Association within 30 days of hire or transfer into position (required) Work Experience Experience to correlate with Clinical Advancement Program (required) Skills and...

Madera, California, 93636 Job Summary: The Clinical Research Nurse, ensures that the health and safety of research participants and the integrity and quality of clinical trials, are maintained and conducted in accordance with federal, state, IRB, departmental, and institutional regulations, policies and procedures. The Clinical Research Nurse will primarily provide nursing expertise and care to research study patient management with primary focus on bone marrow transplantation and cellular therapy clinical trial protocols. They will ensure compliance to study protocols, may participate in feasibility evaluation, recruitment, consenting and enrollment activities, perform medical tests and procedures to facilitate study patient visits, provide investigational medication education and training, administer treatments, support side effect and adverse event monitoring, coordinate data collection, documentation and reporting, as applicable. In...